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Nevertheless, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) Wednesday launch triggered a swift global response, with Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga claiming that

fragments of a projectile from the launch landed in the country’s exclusive economic zone. The US Department of State also issued a statement which called on North Korea to “refrain from

provocations” and “abide by their obligations under UN Security Council Resolutions,” which banned Pyongyang from conducting ballistic missile launches. This comes several weeks after US

President Donald Trump said that he was “not at all” upset by North Korea’s short-range ballistic missile test fires into the Sea of Japan back in July. > President Trump on Kim Jong Un: 

"He's kept his word. There's no > nuclear testing. There's no large no long-range missiles going up. > The only things he's set up were very short term, short 

range. That > was just a test of short range. It's a whole different deal." > pic.twitter.com/n0YsxzbHkk > — The Hill (@thehill) June 12, 2019 While the state news agency

did not reveal the range of the new ballistic missile, CBS reported the missile traveled 280 miles and reached an altitude of 565 miles before plunging back down to Earth. A July article

from the New York Times cited South Korean analysts in claiming that the Pukguksong-3 appeared to be nuclear-capable and a “longer-range version” of its predecessor. "We look forward to

the resumption of working-level talks between the US and the DPRK and stand ready to support all international efforts for finding a diplomatic solution leading to lasting peace and

security on the Korean Peninsula," the European Union said, while also denouncing the Wednesday test as "yet another provocative action.” The first “working-level” denuclearization

talks between Washington and Pyongyang since the exit of war hawk and former national security adviser John Bolton from the White House are set to begin October 5.